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Hi @gmsimanson, The right hand turn is 1.2 miles past Cleator on the Crown King Road. Coordinates are: N34*16.630 & W112*15.207 There is a large gravel parking area on the left (south) side of the Crown King Road, just opposite the turn. I do not think there is another road between Cleator and the Desoto Mine Road. This road is wide and you can't miss it. Hope this helps.

@@HappyTrailsToYou I was looking on OnX Off-road and it shows a loop back to the Crown King Hwy along with the road that goes to Senators Hwy. No worries, thanks again for the great videos.

Boulders recreation area main entrance is off highway 74 on the north side. See: www.blm.gov/visit/boulders-ohv-staging-area , which is part of BLM land. There are many crisscross trails in the Boulders. The route we did crosses Morgan City Wash on the north side of Boulders. This is where we get on Cedar Basin Road. This road goes through a State wilderness area. This road exits onto Castle Hot Springs Road. Hope this helps.

I answered this question but I cannot get it to show. This trail starts in the Boulders OHV stagging area of highway 74. The trails we picked heads north crossing many other trails. We entered Morgan City Wash and connected up with Cedar Basin road. We continued north to Castle Hot Springs road. From there we headed west, out to highway 60. I looked at the Desert Runners video and did not recognize their route.

@@HappyTrailsToYou No worries on the replay. Thanks for getting back with me with the details. I have been out there several times and enjoy that area. Is your group open to new folks tagging along? I enjoy the runs I have seen on your channel. Thanks again.

@@gmsimanson Sorry, our group is from Happy Trails RV resort located in Surprise, AZ. It is restricted to residents of the Resort. We have about 40-45 couples each year as members. Thank goodness they all don't show up on the same rides. We also have weekly socials, monthly potlucks/meetings. It is a fun group.

@@HappyTrailsToYou Looks like a great group to hit the trails with. Thanks

The area is very scenic. It has been so dry the road was extremely dusty. I have a few geocaches farther out that direction going to Wagoner, 7th Surprise and 17th Surprise.

Good evening @azcep76, I have 18 waypoints with most of the turns. Way to much to list here. If you go to the Wild Horse on Lake Pleasant Parkway. Go West on Old Carefree highway to 33*47.882 & 112*16.797. Turn left on one of the trails and head south in the dry creek bed. Make you way to 33*47.276 & 112*16.856 Turn right up the rocky hill. If you go on Google Earth you can map out a route. You can make your way all the way over to Highway 74 or circle back to the start. There are many trails up in that area. The Wild Horse is a great place to eat. Very popular around noon time.

@ thank you for pointing me in the right direction of Paddleford Wash! We live in the area but I had never heard of the Paddleford Wash trail/routing. Once I saw the coordinates it made sense of exactly where it was. Appreciate it! Nice to see your group out there in the wild doing some real wheeling as well! We’re also very familiar with the Wild Horse, some of the best burgers in the Phx area!

This trail is not in any book or other tracks that I know of. I made this one up years ago while Geocaching. You should have an Arizona State Land and Trust permit which is available on line. There are many crisscross trails in the area.

@DELVECCHIO1971 I suggest you take a look at this book; we use it all the time. Guide to Arizona Backroads & 4-Wheel-Drive Trails by Charles A. Wells. It's a great trail book with waypoints, photos, and great descriptions of the trails.

Enjoyed the video, beautiful Thanksgiving morning. One question though. I have been Jeeping for 30 years, 20 in Colorado, some other various places and the last 4 in the Vegas Area. I am a trail runner and explorer. What was it about that trail that required airing down? I have never aired down except in a Volkswagen bug along a muddy canal. I know you can’t always tell slope from videos.

@@poco1174 We air down for two reasons. The first is it softens the ride, the tires absorb the shock from the rocks and other hard obstacles. This makes your jeep parts last longer and it’s more comfortable for us old folks. 😊 The second is for better traction, allowing the tires to have a bigger foot print. I know what your thinking, this trail did not have any rocks, sand, mud, etc. Well, it did have some rocks and a little sand when crossing the dry sand creeks, and a few steep hills. As it turned out, yes, we could have very well drove this trail without airing down and maybe not going into 4-low. But airing down and shifting into 4-low makes the ride a little more enjoyable. So, we air down on every trail and I always shift down at every trail head. Shifting down allows me to use my gears to slow the jeep down going down steep hills and it makes it easier to climb the steeper hills. I have watched some old timers not shift because it’s more macho, I guess. But then they are spinning their rear tire and throwing dirt and rocks back at the jeep behind them. It’s all a matter of choice. Everyone is in charge of their jeep, their tire pressure, the line they take up an obstacle. One thing for sure, every time I go 4-wheeling I learn something. It is always a pleasure to go out into the wilderness with friends and enjoy life.

Greetings, we have been using GMRS radios for about 2 years. We love them. About half the members have the hand held radios and they work well within our trail rides. Usually very quite, with only some businesses talking. But they talk business and then get off. Not like the CB channels that have guys talking all the time and making noises. I use a 50 watt and talk to other members miles away.

We start our ride meeting up at 8:00 am. We do most of the obstacles which takes time. Some use the bypasses. We stop for lunch along the trai. We get into Crown King about 1:00 pm or 2:00 pm. From Crown King to I-17 it is an hour drive. And another hour to get home. 7 or 8 hours round trip. This is with usually 10 or more jeeps. More jeeps, more time.

@ thank you

Hi, we had our windows open on our RV during the night. During the days it was in the 80s. The weather was real nice during our stay. But during October the weather can be hot or snowing. The first part of October is usually nice.

Thank you 😊

Thanks for watching. Both Jeeps have 35 inch tires. I have considered 37s but then I think about fender rub, adding lift, and may need to change the gear ratio in the diffs. For now, my Jeep goes everywhere I point it. Sometimes I have to back up and take another line, but I'm happy, for now!!!

Sorry, no.

The camera is a GoPro 9 and it has image stabilizing and horizon leveling. It is amazing how well it works.

The mount is a suction cup type mount bought on Amazon.

For a while some agency put up signs about a mile from the river that the trail was closed. There are no signs now. Last year we turned around at the signs. Also, the sign that was at the start of the trail (Predator ) is now in a large dirt area, sort of like a parking lot. Like what is at the Metberry Gulch trail end, only smaller. My new trail book states "Do your part by following the rules. Don't cross the river." Tons of ATVs and motorcycles drove to the river, but no one crossed.

@@scook4112 they'll come a time when everything is closed off...... to many people trashing everything....

Our Green Jeep is an eight speed automatic, with the option of manually shifting. I almost always manually shift it.

@@HappyTrailsToYou yeah.... I wanted a manual but they are hard to find.... auto nice 4 every day driving but 4 wheeling I just feel more in control with manual....

We have drove trails every week for the past 5 years with this Jeep, to include Colorado, Moab, and Arizona. This past week has been costly. We replaced all eight control arms with TeraFlex Alpine TR, and yesterday replaced front shocks with Fox Shox. The bushings are wearing out, My bushings are wearing out also, :) We are lucky to be able to 4-wheel all year long.